Well, I’m finally done eating that Ho Ho . Thanks to Malatesta for turning us on to the Stealth theme. Here’s a modified version that looks better - and fits our device.

Stealth-240 WeatherPanel theme

Based on the STEALTH theme, developed by Ken of WeatherPanel.net fame. The original theme can be found here.

Changes:

So many I’m not even going to go into it. If you’ve used the old one, you’ll definitely notice the difference. This package includes Malatesta’s Malatesta popup combo layout, plus a modified version of it called Malatesta popup combo_2.

How to install it:

Download the attached file and unzip it. Copy the Stealth-240 folder (and files) to your device at \Program Files\MarsWare\WeatherPanel\Themes (Note: there's a readme file in the zip with more detailed instructions). Then enter the WeatherPanel setup and change the theme to Stealth-240 and, select one of the Stealth layouts,

What it looks like:

Malatesta popup combo_2.wpl layout on both a light and dark Today theme. As you can see, it disappears on the black theme (still looks good though):

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I added little “stealth” icons to perform the pop-up functions. Here’s a legend:

Hidden settings button

Change city (up)

Change city (down)

Information icon – forecast pop-up

Graph icon – graphs pop-up

Radar icon – radar pop-up

Refresh

Other updated layouts include Stealth and Stealth 4cast:

When you click on the date, it cycles through other variations:

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This layout is included in Stealth 4cast (for those with REALLY good eyes):

Pics of the improved pop-up windows on the next post...

for some reason my icons cuts out. i see half of the sun, and half of the year.

for some reason my icons cuts out. i see half of the sun, and half of the year.

It could be your icon set. Try the default icons to see it they work correctly. This theme uses regular icons (32x32) and mini icons (16x16).

When you say half the year, do you mean the year displayed in the date - as in this layout?:

The date is displayed depending on how you're long date format is configured in your regional settings. If it's too long, it will get cut off. To check, go to Start -> Settings -> System -> Regional Settings -> Date tab

This is really kicking my ****. I've been trying to set up a 7 day forecast with the radar below. I used the detaled-extended.wpl and lengthened the plugin height. I copied the command from the radar plugin and initially assigned the x,y,W-width,height as 0,110,W-0,100 accordingly . I tried 30 times to move the radar to the desired place but the results are completely unpredictable. I must not be understanding the string of values correctly.

This is really kicking my ****. I've been trying to set up a 7 day forecast with the radar below. I used the detaled-extended.wpl and lengthened the plugin height. I copied the command from the radar plugin and initially assigned the x,y,W-width,height as 0,110,W-0,100 accordingly . I tried 30 times to move the radar to the desired place but the results are completely unpredictable. I must not be understanding the string of values correctly.

Which theme is Detailed-Extended.wpl in?

One thing I notice about your positioning of 0,110,W-0,100

y is at 110 - that's 110 pixels down from the top of the plug-in. That may be correct - for a really big plug-in! The height is 100, which puts the bottom of whatever you're positioning at 220. On a "normally configured" Today screen, there's only about 145 pixels of height available!

W-0: there's no need to specify 0 if you intend to use the full width (just use W)

How dows the W command work? I wanted to move some icons on the the new set but didn't seem to work. If I want to move an icon to the left and it's at W-52, do I make the number higher or lower? Thanks!

How dows the W command work? I wanted to move some icons on the the new set but didn't seem to work. If I want to move an icon to the left and it's at W-52, do I make the number higher or lower? Thanks!

The Wpositioning element constant is used mainly to allow themes to work in both portrait and landscape modes - not of much use for our device.

It does come into play however, when the Today screen displays a scroll bar - the width is decreased by the width of the scroll bar. If an element is to be pinned to the right side of the screen, and you use W for the x position, it will move to the left when a scroll bar shows up.

For items to be pinned to the left side of the screen, use absolute positioning (a number).

In your example, your icon at W-52 will move left when you increase the number:

I installed the simple 240 theme pack and I have one, I dont remember what the name is on the screen. I cant figure out how to get back into the settings to change it lol. It has the information laid out like this

I installed the simple 240 theme pack and I have one, I dont remember what the name is on the screen. I cant figure out how to get back into the settings to change it lol. It has the information laid out like this

Monday, october 16th, 2006
lake tahoe, ca: 35 Rain 30%/Hum

Any help here now? lol I am sorry to be such a pain...

If the settings button isn't there (sometimes it's hidden in the upper left corner), go to your Today screen settings and select WeatherPanel. Then click the Options button to get to the settings.